Peter Maxwell-Stuart The Malleus Maleficarum (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Malleus MaleficarumCondition: NewEAN: 9780719064432ISBN: 9780719064432Publisher: Manchester University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 03/31/2007Language: EnglishItem Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmISBN-10: 0719064430Description: The Malleus Maleficarum is one of the best-known treatises dealing with the problem of what to do with witches. It was written in 1487 by a Dominican inquisitor, Heinrich Institoris, following his failure to prosecute a number of women for witchcraft, it is in many ways a highly personal document, full of frustration at official complacency in the face of a spiritual threat, as well as being a practical guide for law-officers who have to deal with a cunning, dangerous enemy. Combining theological discussion, illustrative anecdotes, and useful advice for those involved in suppressing witchcraft, its influence on witchcraft studies has been extensive.The only previous translation into English, that by Montague Summers produced in 1928, is full of inaccuracies. It is written in a style almost unreadable nowadays, and is unfortunately coloured by his personal agenda. This new edited translation, with an introductory essay setting witchcraft, Institoris, and the Malleus into clear, readable English, corrects Summers’ mistakes and offers a lean, unvarnished version of what Institoris actually wrote. It will undoubtedly become the standard translation of this important and controversial late-medieval text.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityTopic: HistoryItem Width: 15mmItem Weight: 399gContributor: Peter Maxwell-Stuart (Edited and translated by)Author: Peter Maxwell-StuartRelease Year: 2007 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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